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A bit of a spoof-- on the life of a therapist

The Therapist
© bob buxton 2006
1.)
My half-sister, Lynn, fell in love with Tony Brown
On trial for fifteen homicides that happened near our town
She went to the courthouse every day to support him
Said she needed a backup: I attended only out of boredom
I thought she was nuts and tried to make her say
She understood that he’d be definitely put away.
Well he was found guilty and was waiting on death row
Yet they became engaged and for maid of honor, I said “No”

CH)
I am The Therapist with responsibilities
For helping folks with their lives
That can be a horror to me
Sometimes I understand and other times I don’t
Cause if haven’t been there
I might think it’s just a joke.

2.)
Momma had Alzheimer’s, stayed in an senior folks abode***
Started setting fires, so I had to bring her home***
My husband’s always golfing and I feel his neglect
One daughter was acting up and I felt such disrespect.
I sometimes couldn’t concentrate on what my clients said
Fantasizing of a man I met, who wanted to get me into bed
'Cuz Bob was in TV, so was there at Tony’s trial***
He offered me my own show, was sexy and I went into denial***

CH)
I am The Therapist with responsibilities
For helping folks with their lives
That can be a horror to me
Sometimes I understand and other times I don’t
Cause if haven’t been there
I might think it’s just a joke.

3.)
Lynn and Tony married in the jailhouse then she helped him to escape
Things were happening far too fast and I was so afraid.
My husband was still golfing. I had a date with Bob at a hotel
But first his wife had searched me down, with a story she had to tell.
Bob was an all time cheat, so I’d be just another notch
Tony killed my sister, came to me for money, another job he botched***
Momma nailed him from behind with a golf club and beat him black and blue****
The police arrived and I went crazy, as all good Therapists do

CH)
I am The Therapist with responsibilities
But now am on sabbatical
That is a horror to me
I now understand things that my clients spoke
I think I’ve learned an awful lot
And none of it’s a joke!





[This message has been edited by buzzard (edited 04-26-2006).]

Like this a lot--can "feel" things falling apart in each verse. Kind of stumbled on the 1st & last lines of the 2nd verse, & the "botched" line is kind of a mouthful...the lines are so info-specific, its kind of hard to offer takes, but that's my 2 cents--Lot to like here!--Al

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Keep dreamin', keep writing

thanks twisted_texan

I fixed up some lines**** and wonder if it runs smoother now
Buzz

I can't help but feel this sort of "narrative" is suited more to poetry than most musical interpretations. And perhaps re-writing it as such would alleviate some of the pressures of melody and rhythm under which the current version has suffered slightly.

If it is defiantly musical, well, I don't know what to say, except that perhaps these lyrics "walk", whilst the majority of songs dance, saunter, or run. Ah, hurrah for utter vagueness.

Marquis

appreciate your stopping by
Buzz

Ah, bums and buggery, reading my previous message, it sounds like I had nothing positive at all to say: I do enjoy the (completely original) subject and concept of the song, and the characterisation works well on an imaginatively-yet-unconventionally detailed level.

It was such things, alongside the uncommonly large degree of "plot" development, that led me to think it'd befit the form of poetry.

the plot development was supposed to be heavy, but I suppose too heavy-- so that a therapist could see for herself the dysfunctional in her own family compared to that of those who she counselled before "all he!! broke loose on her



Buzz

Good story here, but one line didn't make sense to me:

"We‘d cuz Bob was in TV"

Did you just miss a word? Otherwise, I enjoyed the lyrics and couldn't help but laugh!!

"We‘d cuz Bob was in TV"

should be

"Cuz Bob was in TV"

buzz